03255nam a22003137a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023010001700064020004300081040003400124050002100158082001100179100001900190245011000209263000900319264003600328300003000364336002600394337002800420338002700448504005100475505195900526520033202485650002502817650003702842650001902879650002602898700001702924pucpr20200305164430.0141217s2014 mauae bi 001 0 eng  a 2014033301 a9783038214779 qhardcover : alk. paper apucprbengerdacpucprdpucpr00aNA9051bR69 201400a711/.41 aRowe, Peter G.10aUrban intensities :bcontemporary building types and territories /cby Peter G. Rowe and Har Ye Kan.htxt a1410 1aBoston :bBirkhäuser ,c2014. a239 p.bill.c29 cmfbook 2rdacontentbtxtatext 2rdamediabnaunmediaded 2rdacarrierbncavolume aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aUrban block shapers : Precedents: from plan zuid to the meander ; Contemporary cases: building in Barcelona and Los Angeles ; Convergences and Contexts -- Housing and landscapes : Precedents: from active mergers to objects of contemplation ; Contemporary cases: houses and new grounds ; Trends, consistencies and contexts -- Superblock configurations : Precedents: from mass housing to a new urban lifestyle ; Contemporary cases: Chinese superblocks in Beijing ; Dimensional issues, strategies, and domain definitions -- Tall towers : Precedents: early beginnings, mass provision, and dwelling diversity ; Contemporary cases: expressions of sustainability and variation ; Balancing dwelling and conditions of variation, separation, and resilience -- Big buildings : Precedents: From Unités to sprawling complexes and green buildings ; Contemporary cases: big buildings in urban circumstances ; Community and balances among residential and other factors -- Infrastructural engagements : Precedents: direct engagements and reifications ; Contemporary cases: re-occupation of urban sites ; Typal independence, reciprocity, and contextual influence -- Indigenous reinterpretations : Precedents: codes, associations, and reproductions ; Contemporary cases: references to the past in Beijing and Shanghai ; Contextual engagements and differences between form and figure -- Infill and puntal interventions : Precedents: infills, unit ensembles, and intervention processes ; Contemporary cases: single houses and ensembles of units ; Animation, completion, contradistinction, and other outcomes -- Housing special populations : Precedents: recent social, student, and elderly housing ; Contemporary cases: from slum reparation to co-op life ; Flexibility, accommodating change, and special programming -- A turning point : Constants and trends ; Metrics and measures -- Selected projects and contextual connectivity ; Units, types, and use mixes by categories. aThis book combines the architectural and urban scales to demonstrate that urban intensity determines the success of housing. Comparisons with historical models and critical appraisals based on the authors' unique standing give information on the pros and cons of major types of housing, their pitfalls and successful examples.  0aCity planning2Local 0aArchitecture and society.2Local 0aHousing2Local 0aUrban density.2Local1 aKan, Har Ye.